•Fine grit provides a reduced cut rate and is recommended for better finishes and form holding.•Silicon carbide is a sharper more aggressive abrasive and leaves a fine/brighter scratch pattern.•Best choice for light deburring, polishing and fine finishing applications.•Best choice for light deburring, polishing and fine finishing applications.•Lubricants such as water-soluble oil and straight oil will decrease the heat and improve the surface finish and luster.•Dense web construction for deburring and polishing without altering geometry.•Convolute wheels are wound around a core and must always be run in the direction of the arrow printed on the side of the wheel.•Durable aluminum reducing bushings are available to accommodate most arbor sizes.•Formed by wrapping and bonding web material impregnated with abrasive grain and resin around a center core. Convolute wheels offer a wide range of uses including burr removal, removing rust and oxides, and applying decorative surface finish where little or no stock removal is required.